Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider intelligent. The ability to create intelligent machines has intrigued humans since ancient times, and today with the advent of the computer and 50 years of research into AI programming techniques, the dream of smart machines is becoming a reality. Researchers are creating systems which can mimic human thought, understand speech, beat the best human chessplayer, and countless other feats never before possible. Find out how the military is applying AI logic to its hi-tech systems, and how in the near future Artificial Intelligence may impact our lives.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an acronym that has been around for over 50 years. How people react to AI depends on their understanding of two basic definitions:

o Weak AI claims that some thinking-like features can be added to computers to make them more useful tools, but control is still retained by humans. o Strong AI claims that computers can be made to think on a level at least equal to humans.

As a broad generalisation, when people first hear these definitions they often consider `weak AI` to be just a matter of time and technology. While, in contrast, `strong AI` is often considered to be closer to science fiction than science fact. However, as a starting point of debate, it could be argued that both types of AI already have some potential to immediately affect the future evolution of humanity, both in terms of its physiology and its society.]]>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:54:36Alf